A two-day release party that will feature work from artists and writers who have contributed to the past two editions of the Labletter. Events take place at Beauty & Brawn Art Gallery, 3501 W. Fullerton (@ St. Louis) in Logan Square, Chicago, IL 60647. Get Directions. Schedule of events: Friday, April 4, 7-10 p.m. Art opening. […]

All new work by Chicago painter Marion Kryczka May 4 – June 4, 2013 at The Cliff Dwellers Gallery Opening Reception: May 15th, 5:30 – 7:30pm As a perceptual painter with a career spanning thirty years, Marion Kryczka focuses on both the rendering of the objects and scenes before him, and the inherent meanings they possess. […]

[portfolio_slideshow size=large autoplay=false random=true centered=true carousel=true navstyle=graphical navpos=top pagerstyle=thumbs pagerpos=bottom] “In the work of Leo Kogan everything is in motion and at the same time everything stands still. Lights flicker, dials spin wildly, motors roar and speakers are pounding. Everything we see has made a journey, it has a source and a goal and at […]

Making time for the studio a success! Much better than complaining about not having time to paint. Check out the posts below to see how this painting progressed. Also, finally figured out that I had my exposure setting way too low on my camera and that was why everything was so dark! Will re-shoot next […]

I’ve completed a few new watercolors in the past week and am getting ready for the Cornelia Arts Building Open House, Friday, March 12th. It is free and there will be lots of great looking art to see, all mediums and styles, and I highly recommend you join us! When I saw this scene I […]

A new painting, at last! I had painted this scene about 7 years ago, but cropped and with different figures. It is interesting to revisit the old problems and see how I worked things out before – what changes in importance. It’s still hard to paint circles, by jove. You can see the older Burger […]

Beginning November 2009 my studio (#109) will be located at the Cornelia Arts Building, 1800 W. Cornelia, and open by appointment. The building has a long history serving as an incubator for local artists and artisans and I am looking forward to a computer/cat/chore free zone so I can get back to making art. The […]

October is Illinois Humanities Month and also marks the annual celebration of Chicago Artists’ Month. Coordinated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the month-long event features hundreds of neighborhood art walks, art exhibits and happenings across the city. 2-Story City Emily Rapport and Andrew Steiner are the two Chicago artists behind a […]

October is Illinois Humanities Month and also marks the annual celebration of Chicago Artists’ Month. Coordinated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the month-long event features hundreds of neighborhood art walks, art exhibits and happenings across the city. 2-Story City Emily Rapport and Andrew Steiner are two Chicago artists who have joined forces in […]

This is the dry cleaner opposite the bus-stop on Damen Ave. and Grace. Sign painting is like surgery; you’ve got to have a steady hand and complete confidence in where you’re going with that loaded brush. I have not mastered sign painting – but – neither am I a sign painter. (Previous Shot)

This painting relates to the fast-food joints I’ve done in the past and I have a few more I’d like to do. I have a good shot of “Church’s” I took while in Louisiana and there are some pretty awesome all-night spots here in Chicago.